Dark Passage is a 1947 American mystery thriller film noir directed by Delmer Daves and it is based on the 1946 novel of the same title by David Goodis.
Starring Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall.
It is one of the most known American film noirs that make extensive use of real locations - in this case , San Francisco - something which gives a different feeling and a much greater sense of realish and modernity. Also an interesting point here is that Humphrey Bogart doesn't show his face until over an hour into the film.
Vincent Parry (Humphrey Bogart) who wrongly convicted for the murder of his wife has just escaped from prison with the intention to prove his innocence.
After his jail break , he mets a young woman Irene Jansen ( Lauren Bacall ) who had an interest in his "case" and helped him to hide from the police in her apartment. Vincent stays with her while recovering from plastic surgery to change his appearance, and then goes on a hunt to find the real killer and prove his innocence...
After an exciting adventure on the roads of San Francisco - with the risk of revealing his identity - he uncovers the killer of his wife and friend and exposes her dark motives..
Madge ( Agnes Moorehead ) admits that she killed Vincent's wife because she was in love with him, and when he rejected her, she framed him for the murder.
But how will the romance between Vincen and Irene end?
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